The invention relates to a floor underlayment comprising a first layer, a second layer, and an inner layer between the first layer and the second layer, wherein the inner layer has one layer of foam beads, and the floor underlayment has a thickness from 0.8 mm to 1.5 mm. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing a floor underlayment, a flooring system and a use of a floor underlayment.

The present invention provides a polyester-based film for keeping freshness, comprising a polyester-based resin layer comprising ethylene terephthalate as a main component, wherein the polyester-based film satisfies the requirements (1) to (4); that can extend the shelf life of the contents such as fruits and vegetables when using as a packaging bag, increase a commodity value, and re-close even after the packaging bag opened. (1) the film has an O.sub.2-transmission rate of 50 [cc/(m.sup.2.Math.d.Math.atm)] or more and 1000 [cc/(m.sup.2.Math.d.Math.atm)] or less when measured at a temperature of 23° C. and a relative humidity of 65% RH, (2) the film has a CO.sub.2-transmission rate of 200 [cc/(m.sup.2.Math.d.Math.atm)] or more and 5000 [cc/(m.sup.2.Math.d.Math.atm)] or less when measured at a temperature of 23° C., (3) the film has a water vapor transmission rate of 20 [g/(m.sup.2.Math.d)] or more and 400 [g/(m.sup.2.Math.d)] or less when measured at a temperature of 40° C. and a relative humidity of 90% RH, and (4) the film has an angle after folding the film of 20° or more and 80° or less.

A radio wave absorbing member 1a includes a radio wave absorber 10 and a support 20 having a sheet shape. The radio wave absorber 10 includes a resistive layer 12, a reflective layer 14, and a dielectric layer 13. The reflective layer 14 reflects a radio wave. The dielectric layer 13 is disposed between the resistive layer 12 and the reflective layer 14 in the thickness direction of the reflective layer 14. The support 20 supports the radio wave absorber 10. The support 20 includes a matrix resin 20m and a flame retardant 20p.

Articles are provided including at least one polyurethane prepared from: (a) about 1 equivalent of at least one polyisocyanate; (b) about 0.005 to about 0.35 equivalent of at least one polycaprolactone polyol; (c) about 0.01 to about 1.0 equivalent of at least one polyol selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1,2-ethanediol, propanediol, butanediol, pentanediol, hexanediol, heptanediol, octanediol, nonanediol, decanediol, dodecane diol, octadecanediol, cyclopentanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanediol, cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,4-benzenedimethanol, xylene glycol, hydroxybenzyl alcohol, dihydroxytoluene, bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate, 1,4-bis(hydroxyethyl)piperazine, N,N′,bis(2-hydroxyethyl)oxamide and mixtures thereof; and (d) about 0.01 to about 0.5 equivalent of at least one polyol selected from the group consisting of glycerol, tetramethylolmethane, trimethylolethane, trimethylolpropane, erythritol, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, tripentaerythritol, sorbitan, and mixtures thereof, each based upon the about 1 equivalent of the at least one polyisocyanate, wherein the article has a Gardner Impact strength of at least about 400 in-lb according to ASTM D-5420-04.

A multicomponent structure includes a substrate having a plurality of fiber-like reinforcement materials embedded in a matrix material. The reinforcement materials have a rectangular cross-section defined in part by the matrix material and extend a length of the multicomponent structure. In one embodiment, the multicomponent structure includes at least one recyclate.

A gas barrier film includes a resin substrate and an oxygen barrier coating film in contact with a first surface of the resin substrate. The resin substrate includes two or more resin layers including a base layer. Of the two or more resin layers, a resin layer forming the first surface of the resin substrate does not contain an anti-blocking agent.

A gas barrier film including a substrate film containing a resin, and a gas barrier layer that has oxygen barrier properties and is in contact with at least one surface of the substrate film, a surface of the gas barrier layer has a flat portion, and a plurality of protrusions that protrude from the flat portion. The number of protrusions that satisfy the following formula (1) is 0 to 200 per mm.sup.2, and the number of protrusions that satisfy the following formula (2) is 20 or more per mm.sup.2: d×2≤f (1); and 0.2≤f<d×2 (2), where d represents a thickness (μm) of the gas barrier layer, and f represents a height (μm) of each of the plurality of protrusions.

A release film may exhibit excellent releasability against silicone adhesives and yet reduce the content of fluorine atoms. The release film has a first layer formed from a silicone composition containing a fluorine atom-free curable silicone as a main component on at least one side of a film-shaped substrate, and a second layer containing a component having a fluorine-substituted group on the upper side of the first layer, wherein the first layer has an elastic modulus (F1), as measured using a nanoindenter, of 0.16 GPa or more.

A liquid repellent laminate according to an embodiment includes a transparent substrate having a first principal face and a second principal face as a rear face of the first principal face, and a liquid repellent membrane supported on the first principal face of the transparent substrate. The liquid repellent membrane is a monomolecular membrane of a fluorine-containing organic compound that binds to a surface of the transparent substrate through a binding moiety represented by —Z—O—* (wherein Z represents an atomic group containing a Si atom, and * represents a binding site to the surface of the transparent substrate) and includes a perfluoroalkyl group having 4 or less carbon atoms at a terminal, and the fluorine-containing organic compound undergoes intermolecular bonding between the fluorine-containing organic compounds adjacent to each other by mutual binding of Z in the formula.

A shock wave attenuating material (100) includes a substrate layer (104). A plurality (110) of shock attenuating layers is disposed on the substrate layer (104). Each of the plurality (110) of shock attenuating layers includes a gradient nanoparticle layer (114) including a plurality of nanoparticles (120) of different diameters that are arranged in a gradient from smallest diameter to largest diameter and a graphitic layer (118) disposed adjacent to the gradient nanoparticle layer. The graphitic layer (118) includes a plurality of carbon allotrope members (128) suspended in a matrix (124).